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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #240 on: January 14, 2016, 05:09:14 pm »
If God came to me and demanded I kill my son i'd tell him to fuck off back to tumblr.

This was more or less the answer I was hoping you would give UP? I understand it's a big question but I would hope that ultimately you would refuse, or at least be sure you weren't delusional.

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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #242 on: January 21, 2016, 02:40:18 am »
That actually makes a good point of showing why swearing during debate is counter productive.

It is unnecessary, it makes the person look immature, it distracts from the point they are trying to make.

And here's the thing, debate is not JUST about who is correct. Debate is an intercourse where you try to convince the other side of the debate believe that you are correct.

If you see someone claim that 1+1=3 and know that it is actually 2 then you are correct whether or not you start a debate with him. But if your argument is "Motherfucker ass cracker! It's bloody 2 you cocksucking abortion!" you are less likely to win them over.
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #243 on: January 25, 2016, 01:30:04 am »
"I tell it like it is" has become a stand in for "I'm a racist who's lost his mind" over the last year or so.

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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #244 on: January 26, 2016, 12:37:28 am »
About the tone thing:


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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #245 on: January 26, 2016, 12:39:46 am »
Except that is very much something you should get pissed about.
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #246 on: January 26, 2016, 02:45:51 am »
Except that getting pissed still doesn't help if you are trying to have a civil debate.

Not that anyone has the right to force others to debate them in civil manner. Which is another important thing to remember.
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #247 on: January 26, 2016, 09:46:56 am »
Except that is very much something you should get pissed about.

That's rather the point. Trying to be civil is useful, but you can't substitute tone for substance to determine who is right, because people can and do get angry about legitimate things.
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #248 on: January 26, 2016, 09:58:49 am »
Except that is very much something you should get pissed about.

That's rather the point. Trying to be civil is useful, but you can't substitute tone for substance to determine who is right, because people can and do get angry about legitimate things.


Ah. I took it to be attempting to say the opposite. That a disgusting opinion presented in a polite way is more likeable than a good opinion presented in an angry way.
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #249 on: January 26, 2016, 11:02:48 am »
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A banker, an asylum seeker, and a Daily Mail reader are all sitting down having morning coffee when a tray with 10 biscuits is brought over. The banker takes 9 of the biscuits and then tells the Daily Mail reader "Watch out for that asylum seeker. He's going to try and take your biscuit away."

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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #250 on: January 26, 2016, 02:12:02 pm »
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A banker, an asylum seeker, and a Daily Mail reader are all sitting down having morning coffee when a tray with 10 biscuits is brought over. The banker takes 9 of the biscuits and then tells the Daily Mail reader "Watch out for that asylum seeker. He's going to try and take your biscuit away."
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #251 on: January 31, 2016, 09:48:39 pm »
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Even positive traits can be toxic if they’re made mandatory. A non-toxic masculinity would have to be one that men are free not to buy into without consequence.

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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #252 on: February 02, 2016, 08:07:44 am »
Yeah. Pantera made awesome music but it's hard to enjoy it with Anselmo being an openly racist douchebag. He - and people who excuse him - need to be called out like this.

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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #253 on: February 02, 2016, 08:34:29 am »
I fucked up and read the comments. Why did I read the comments.
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Re: Good Things People Say on the Internet
« Reply #254 on: February 02, 2016, 08:52:26 am »
Ha Ha!

*goes to read the comments*
No matter what happens, no matter what my last words may end up being, I want everyone to claim that they were:
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
Aww, you guys rock. :)  I feel the love... and the pitchforks and torches.  Tingly!